Nehru To Modi, 5 Longest-Serving PMs Of India

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee served as the prime minister of India for 13 days in 1996 and then for two incomplete terms from 1998 to 2004. He is the fifth longest-serving PM of India.

Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi is the current and the fourth longest-serving Prime Minister of India. His first term started in 2014 and was re-elected in 2019.

Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He is the third longest-serving PM of India.

Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi, the first woman prime minister of India, served the nation for two terms -- from 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984. She is the second longest-serving PM of India.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, served for 17 years from 1947 to 1964. He is the longest-serving PM of India.

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